Tugunbulak could have housed as many as 5,000 residents with the only source of food being pastured animals or what could be ...

Eswatini in southern Africa is home to the world’s oldest ochre mine. A new study dates that mine to a full 48,000 years ago. Ochre is a clay-based pigment that was incredibly popular at that time, ...

Major discoveries, from ancient tombs to submerged cities, reveal the incredible advancements of Greek civilization.

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

Archaeologists uncover the earliest known Maya salt works in Belize, revealing insights into ancient salt production and ...

A pair of keen-eyed anglers noticed something abnormal sticking out of the seafloor off the coast of Sicily, Italy. When ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

A team of archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler have excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt ...

Since 2004, the LSU research team has mapped as many as 70 underwater sites, with 4,042 wooden posts marking the outlines of ...

Open to the public since Oct 12 and running until Nov 10, and taking the Silk Road as its theme, the exhibition, Endless ...

Discover the rich maritime history of Kalinga and its ancient trade ties with South-East Asian nations at the Bali Yatra ...